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title: "ChatGPT Ads in France opens a new battle for consumer choice — Marsanne Studio AI watch"
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Analysis · 28 September 2026

# ChatGPT Ads in France opens a new battle for consumer choice

Original title, in French: “ChatGPT Ads en France ouvre une nouvelle bataille pour le choix du consommateur”

**Publication**

Journal du Net (France)

**Author**

[Rémy Bendayan](https://www.journaldunet.com/account/remy-bendayan-62651)

**Published on**

28 September 2026 · read in the page structured data

## Summary

Since 24 August 2026, ChatGPT has been showing ads in France on its free and Go plans, with a European self-service advertising platform opened on 31 August. OpenAI reports one billion dollars in annualised advertising revenue in under 200 days. The article analyses how this channel sits between Google search and Meta's social networks, capturing intent at the moment when the choice becomes clearer. OpenAI cites an e-commerce retailer that generated, over 28 days, revenue three times its advertising spend, without naming the company or its market. The article recommends that French advertisers test the channel with caution, measure incremental sales precisely and avoid shifting their budgets en masse, while keeping hold of their customer data.

Summary based on the full text of the article.

[Read the article on Journal du Net →](https://www.journaldunet.com/adtech/1555279-chatgpt-ads-en-france-ouvre-une-nouvelle-bataille-pour-le-choix-du-consommateur/)

## Figures cited

-   1 USD billion
    
    OpenAI annualised advertising revenue reached in under 200 days
    
    OpenAI, worldwide, announced on 31 August 2026
    
    > « OpenAI annonçait avoir atteint un milliard de dollars de revenus publicitaires annualisés en moins de 200 jours. »
    
    Source: OpenAI
    
-   75 %
    
    share of search and social in digital advertising in France
    
    France, first half of 2026, according to the Observatoire de l'e-pub
    
    > « le search et le social représentent près des trois quarts de la publicité numérique au premier semestre 2026, selon l’Observatoire de l’e-pub »
    
    Source: Observatoire de l'e-pub
    
-   3 x advertising spend
    
    attributed revenue generated by an e-commerce retailer through ChatGPT Ads over 28 days
    
    an unidentified e-commerce retailer, cited by OpenAI, over 28 days
    
    > « OpenAI cite un e-commerçant ayant généré, sur 28 jours, un chiffre d’affaires attribué équivalant à trois fois sa dépense publicitaire. »
    
    Source: OpenAI
    

## Classification

**Country**

France

**Company size**

All sizes

**Industries**

Media, communications, marketing · Retail and distribution, e-commerce

**Companies**

Meta (cited), OpenAI (supplier), Google (cited)

**Keywords**

advertising, chatgpt ads, openai, digital marketing, e-commerce, advertisers

Entry written by Marsanne Studio from the cited article, with the help of an AI model (claude-sonnet-5). The rights to the article and its illustrations belong to Journal du Net and its author. Entry translated from French by Claude Sonnet 5.5.